Best Time to Drive from Washington Heights to Union City

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Washington Heights to Union City by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	28	32	38	39	39	34	34	44	36	34	49	55	48	35	31	28
Tue	21	27	32	38	37	35	39	39	40	34	41	54	53	53	35	28	27
Wed	22	27	31	38	37	40	36	34	36	33	39	50	53	54	36	33	28
Thu	22	33	34	39	37	35	40	41	40	36	45	53	58	57	43	36	32
Fri	22	25	30	39	39	34	38	42	41	43	51	60	59	54	45	40	34
Sat	22	22	24	26	28	36	38	44	38	43	41	42	44	41	42	36	36
Sun	23	22	23	24	32	28	37	37	38	39	44	47	47	39	33	36	34

About this drive

On weekdays the 12-mile drive from Washington Heights to Union City (via NJ-495 West) usually takes as little as 21 minutes and up to 61 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 38 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 4:30 pm on Sundays (49 minutes).

About 8 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (8 to 28 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Washington Heights to central Union City along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Washington Heights to Union City?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 21 minutes then, versus up to 61 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Washington Heights to Union City?

The 12-mile drive usually takes 21 to 61 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 38 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Washington Heights to Union City?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 61 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	28	32	38	39	39	34	34	44	36	34	49	55	48	35	31	28
Tue	21	27	32	38	37	35	39	39	40	34	41	54	53	53	35	28	27
Wed	22	27	31	38	37	40	36	34	36	33	39	50	53	54	36	33	28
Thu	22	33	34	39	37	35	40	41	40	36	45	53	58	57	43	36	32
Fri	22	25	30	39	39	34	38	42	41	43	51	60	59	54	45	40	34
Sat	22	22	24	26	28	36	38	44	38	43	41	42	44	41	42	36	36
Sun	23	22	23	24	32	28	37	37	38	39	44	47	47	39	33	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	28	32	38	39	39	34	34	44	36	34	49	55	48	35	31	28
Tue	21	27	32	38	37	35	39	39	40	34	41	54	53	53	35	28	27
Wed	22	27	31	38	37	40	36	34	36	33	39	50	53	54	36	33	28
Thu	22	33	34	39	37	35	40	41	40	36	45	53	58	57	43	36	32
Fri	22	25	30	39	39	34	38	42	41	43	51	60	59	54	45	40	34
Sat	22	22	24	26	28	36	38	44	38	43	41	42	44	41	42	36	36
Sun	23	22	23	24	32	28	37	37	38	39	44	47	47	39	33	36	34

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	22	28	32	38	39	39	34	34	44	36	34	49	55	48	35	31	28
Tue	21	27	32	38	37	35	39	39	40	34	41	54	53	53	35	28	27
Wed	22	27	31	38	37	40	36	34	36	33	39	50	53	54	36	33	28
Thu	22	33	34	39	37	35	40	41	40	36	45	53	58	57	43	36	32
Fri	22	25	30	39	39	34	38	42	41	43	51	60	59	54	45	40	34
Sat	22	22	24	26	28	36	38	44	38	43	41	42	44	41	42	36	36
Sun	23	22	23	24	32	28	37	37	38	39	44	47	47	39	33	36	34